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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Interpret and advise on public policy
   • Analyse policy and provide interpretations on its intent and implications.
   • Provide interpretive advice on the relevant acts, regulations, procedures, codes of practice, standards and guidelines related to policy.
   • Provide written interpretations supported by defensible evidence and reflect consideration of their intended use and consequences.
   • Communicate policy advice.
   • Resolve policy questions referred by policy staff or use consultative mechanisms to gain additional clarification.
2. Provide input to policy evaluation and review
   • Capture and analyse policy feedback data to identify strengths, weaknesses, and any implementation issues.
   • Analyse both planned and unintentional outcomes of policy implementation and provide feedback against the evaluation criteria in the policy implementation plan.
   • Prepare and provide a comparison of the intended versus actual outcomes of policy implementation.
   • Monitor internal and external environments for policy implications, and prepare strategies to respond to potential or impending policy changes.
   • Prepare recommendations for continuous improvement, termination or succession of policies.
3. Interpret and advise on public policy
   • Analyse policy and provide interpretations on its intent and implications.
   • Provide interpretive advice on the relevant acts, regulations, procedures, codes of practice, standards and guidelines related to policy.
   • Provide written interpretations supported by defensible evidence and reflect consideration of their intended use and consequences.
   • Communicate policy advice.
   • Resolve policy questions referred by policy staff or use consultative mechanisms to gain additional clarification.
4. Provide input to policy evaluation and review
   • Capture and analyse policy feedback data to identify strengths, weaknesses, and any implementation issues.
   • Analyse both planned and unintentional outcomes of policy implementation and provide feedback against the evaluation criteria in the policy implementation plan.
   • Prepare and provide a comparison of the intended versus actual outcomes of policy implementation.
   • Monitor internal and external environments for policy implications, and prepare strategies to respond to potential or impending policy changes.
   • Prepare recommendations for continuous improvement, termination or succession of policies.

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion.

reading and evaluating complex and formal documents, including policy and legislation

researching, analysing and presenting information

preparing written reports

dealing with different points of view and dissenting stakeholders

providing policy advice on 3 or more occasions or in 3 or more contexts

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

policy development processes and practices in the public sector

current policies underpinning the work area

government procedures and protocols

public sector code/s of ethics and code/s of conduct

principles of community engagement in policy development

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